Vocational Trade Program

Teaching

Self-Sufficiency

Teaching

Self-Sufficiency

It is hard to grow spiritually or contribute meaningfully to community without an income.

Yad Yisroel’s Vocational Trade Program gives young people the practical skills to build a future

with their own hands.

It is hard to grow spiritually or contribute meaningfully to community without an income.

Yad Yisroel’s Vocational Trade Program gives young people the practical skills to build a future

with their own hands.

THE CHALLENGE

Many of the young people at Yad Yisroel come from homes with no financial security. Some have never seen a parent hold a steady job. As they approach adulthood, they face a difficult reality: they lack the skills, the role models, and the knowledge to break the cycle they were born into.

The Vocational Trade Program was created to change that.

WHAT THE PROGRAM OFFERS

Real Skills. Real Futures.

The program offers hands‐on training in sought‐after, respectable trades — showing young people that their

future can be shaped with their own two hands.

The program offers hands‐on training in sought‐after, respectable trades — showing young people that their

future can be shaped with their own two hands.

For young men

Training in construction and interior design — bricklaying, plastering, painting, and carpentry. Those with a talent for technical work explore electrical wiring, fire safety systems, and internet infrastructure — skills that are in demand

on any worksite.

For young women

Personal care — hairstyling, skincare, manicures, and pedicures. These skills can be a source of income, a foundation for starting a small practice, and a source of genuine pride. These lessons teach confidence and responsibility through creativity.

One Certificate at a Time

For students who do not continue on to university, these skills are a real and meaningful path forward. They offer structure, security, and — perhaps most importantly — a sense of control over one’s own life.

Every certificate earned brings our students one step closer to independence. We could not be more proud of them.

Support the Vocational Trade Program

Yad Yisroel is a non-profit organization in the USA, England, Israel, and the former Soviet Union, dedicated to strengthening Jewish life in Belarus. We bring education, food, care, and community together to support children, families, and elderly community members through every stage of life.

OUR WORK

Jewish Education

Programs of Chesed

Life Skills

Community Development

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